fully agree. what's incredible is people uploud old videos of the trio every other day and all of them get at least 50k views... I don't think they realise how big the numbers are that they have pulled over the years.
@@russthompson9080 Which show? An idiot abroad season 1-3, and the moaning of life are loosely scripted and high level of production. So definitely scripted, checked and approved before final production by standards and practices, etc. And I agree it’s not all improv by any means. But Karl is a real person, a bit smarter than they put on but definitely very ignorant about lots of things. And I’m sure he knows how funny he is. But his personality is real, the way he reacts to things and the bizarre opinions he forms are real. Even though they play them up for the show. His interactions with people are real and generally unscripted. It would be impossible to fully script that from a production standpoint. But he had a producer with him close at hand all throughout the series guiding the interactions and activities for sure. It wouldn’t matter to what extent it was scripted or not, because that’s how all good content is produced. It’s all about the end product which is a good laugh and a funny insight into the world through Karl’s eyes. I also liked their podcast “The Ricky Gervais Show.” Which is essentially just Ricky being the cheeky smug narcissist that he is, Karl doing his bit, and Steve being sort of the middle man. Really funny chemistry. And Ricky is sort of playing a devils advocate narcissistic character of himself the same way Karl plays up certain things but it’s all for the comedy. And also loosely scripted. I figured that most people understand how that works in the U.K. too.
I love how u watch it so attentively even though karl makes so many references that only British people understand. Nice getting an American perspective on something i have loved since the day it arrived
The guy Karl called at the end is Warwick Davis, an actor who started his career by being one of the Ewoks in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. He also starred in a fantasy movie called Willow, which you may have seen. In the third season of Idiot Abroad he joins Karl as his travel partner.
I had to subscribe! I’m a flight attendant based in the US and loved to watch this series on my layovers in the UK. So happy to rewatch the episodes along with you guys. The best is yet to come with Karl! 🤪
It’s so nice for me to see that our British humour can be understood and enjoyed by different nationalities. It really shows how comedy is a universal language
Why wouldn't we understand it? I've been exposed to this form of humor countless times throughout life🤷🏽♀️ It's not like America is closed off from the rest of the world and out of touch or anything😆🌎
@@ingrid_inthesky I find it quite interesting to see to see other nationalities react to it. Mainly there's a lot of British words, phrases/ sayings and references which I'm intrigued to see if others know them. I guess as long as you know what bollocks and tea are you can get what's going on 😂
@@liamcraddock9539 Oh it's way more than bollocks haha you guys say things you don't realize American's don't know. I remember hearing trainers and not knowing what it was. "Sort" was used in many ways. I started seeing an older English man at 23 and he told me off and at the end, he said "right, sorted." Lmao, I was like "um..." but he had already walked away. Anyway, I always understood the humor but what you explain is another thing cause we can skip that and still get the joke but idioms and phrases are definitely different. I do understand them now having dated a very English man😃
@@ingrid_inthesky The phrases that americans normally get confused by tend to be very self explanitory to me. "Sorted" is one of them. "Mozzy bites" is another. "Having a kip", "taking the piss" and so on. I'm not a native english speaker but I caught on immediately to the meanings thanks to the context they were used in.
When I Visited the U.S.S.R. In the mid ‘80’s, we rode the finest train in the Soviet Union, the Red Star Express. It was nice, but it smelled like urine in most of it. The toilets used no water. You went potty, hit a lever, and a trap door opened underneath the train, splattering the contents all over the tracks beneath. Fascinating!
eh, the older model trains probably still do that here in Finland. In the 90's and early 00's that's what all train journeys were like before the newer Pendolino and InterCity trains
Love rewatching these, always good for a laugh. Btw 13:18 Tenerife is an Island off the western coast of North-Africa and belongs to Spain. And you guys have a viewer living there, just so you know!!
I loved the little people village. It warmed my heart… like life isn’t perfect for them but they are making the best of it together and trying to achieve as much happiness as they can. I love it
Sure, after covid passes and it's safe to travel again because goodness knows the governor here in Texas is too dumb to make masks mandatory. Y'all stay safe! Want your lab going for years to come!
You have to see Season Three. Warwick Davis actually teams up with Karl as his travel partner, and it’s super-funny. Their interactions are hilarious!!! You must react, guys!! Seriously!!!!
Heya guys in case you didn't know, that dwarf they called, is Warwick Davis. He was and Ewok in Return of the Jedi, a goblin in like all the Harry Potter movies, lead character of the old fantasy movie "Willow"...etc. Oh yeah, and he was the Leprechaun in all those movies.
That is the most chill cat. Always laying there. Anyways, I imagine being buried alive like that must be like the kind of therapy you get out of those modern, fancy (expensive) isolation chambers, like Joe Rogan has, floating in a pool in a totally sealed capsule.
It's a Banya!!! I go to the one in San Francisco, CA. Sauna, Steam Room, Hot Tub, Tepid Pool, and Cold Plunge (40 degree water). Co-ed. Clothing optional. Food & Beer. Love the Banya. $57.
I like what you guys are doing. Since I found your channel I tell people around me.. “ see! I’m not the only one”. No one around me gets it and I don’t care. As long as there’s you guys out there. I’m not the only one.
Nettles are a famous plant here in the UK, they sting you when you touch the stalk. People say if you rub a dock leaf on the sting it’ll go away faster (also cant wait for you guys to watch the route 66 episode!)
You know what great about An Idiot Abroad is when Karl does these crazy ass things and then the camera pans or tilts away and then you hear a voice message from Stephen Merchant or Ricky Gervais. I personally enjoy Karl's travels. I think I like the Moaning of Life more. Either way, great job KP. You da bomb. And Frankenstein's lab , yall are excellent youtube company to watch these show and videos with.
For those who don't know, Karl mentions Tenerife, Benidorm and Torremolinos and compares them to space travel. The three are famous holiday resorts in Spain popular with Brits.
7:40 banya doesn't hurt. the thing is, the sauna is set so hot (over 210 fahrenheit sometimes) that even moving just slightly is painful. the leaves are covered in cold water so they take away the heat from you, it feels great, it's like relief. Then you jump in a cold barrel or river (or they use a shower). when I was doing banya I was like "WATER PLEASE" to the russians haha they were like "yeah okay here", I dunno how they managed to stand around beating someone with leaves without dying but yeah it's just leaves, it doesn't hurt
It's actually Warwick Davis. And if there is a movie with a little person, he's mostly likely in it. Willow, Harry Potter, the horror movie Leprechaun etc.. It's cool Karl knows him. I've been a fan of Warwick for a long time. He's an OG actor.
Warwick Davis was an ewok in star wars at like age 14, that started his career. He also basically played in every harry potter and star wars movie after that.
I’m SO glad you guys discovered Karl. He’s so damn funny without trying to be. It would be rad if you guys had like a special guest for videos. Like a buddy of yours with a good sense of humor. You have the middle seat available! Channel is Rad. Thanks for doing it
Russians, what do they know about sauna? It's supposed to be fresh birch leaves. It increases the heat, but Karl is on the floor level which is weird. You sit high up and use the birch branches on yourself. The leaves are soft when fresh and wet. It doesn't hurt, just gets really hot.
Mongolian wrestling is the reason Mongolians have been dominating Sumo in Japan for years now. Hakuho and now Terunofuji are both Yokzuna. Another Mongolian Yokozuna just retired, Kakuryu.
WOW, this entire trip is actually something that checks a large chunk of my bucket list off. Taking the Trans Siberian railway, going to Star City, getting in a centrifuge AND a zero g flight?!? Screw you Karl lol
I like how he compares space to a place on Earth as if it's not an endless wonder of exploration. Like it's just a set boring location that would only take a few years to get bored of.
"Bullshit man" has got to be one of the most unique superpowers that anyone has thought of in the last 30 years.
That’s the mind of Karl Pilkington. Watch the video where he pitches it to Steve and Rickyy. Hilarious.
ua-cam.com/video/JdvGo7DsFbQ/v-deo.html
"I'd fly in.."
BULLSHIT!
Hes a well needed superhero
Bro I’m seriously so happy you guys are so into the Ricky Steve and Karl trio. Been some of my favorite content for the past 10 years or so.
fully agree. what's incredible is people uploud old videos of the trio every other day and all of them get at least 50k views... I don't think they realise how big the numbers are that they have pulled over the years.
Yea I come here for the Karl stuff
Same here my favourite reaction duo watching my favourite funny guy 👌😂
@@callumbrown8481 Yeah same here! I only watch the Frankenstein boys these days. Haha.
@@russthompson9080 Which show? An idiot abroad season 1-3, and the moaning of life are loosely scripted and high level of production. So definitely scripted, checked and approved before final production by standards and practices, etc. And I agree it’s not all improv by any means.
But Karl is a real person, a bit smarter than they put on but definitely very ignorant about lots of things. And I’m sure he knows how funny he is. But his personality is real, the way he reacts to things and the bizarre opinions he forms are real. Even though they play them up for the show. His interactions with people are real and generally unscripted. It would be impossible to fully script that from a production standpoint. But he had a producer with him close at hand all throughout the series guiding the interactions and activities for sure.
It wouldn’t matter to what extent it was scripted or not, because that’s how all good content is produced. It’s all about the end product which is a good laugh and a funny insight into the world through Karl’s eyes.
I also liked their podcast “The Ricky Gervais Show.” Which is essentially just Ricky being the cheeky smug narcissist that he is, Karl doing his bit, and Steve being sort of the middle man. Really funny chemistry. And Ricky is sort of playing a devils advocate narcissistic character of himself the same way Karl plays up certain things but it’s all for the comedy. And also loosely scripted. I figured that most people understand how that works in the U.K. too.
“There s a woman here, been here for 4 months, she already has her own mushroom 🍄 to live in” 😂💀
Don't forget about the king with a little crown and shades, he is definitely in charge.
@@RonniePickaring 100% in charge 😀
Real riff raff?
@@joshwhite5407 No 😞
😂🤣😂
Zero Gravity. 'Stephen Hawkins has done it.' Karl, - 'What possible damage can he do to himself now? He's knackered.'😂😂😂
I love how u watch it so attentively even though karl makes so many references that only British people understand. Nice getting an American perspective on something i have loved since the day it arrived
Puts a big smile on my face when i see you pair drop a Karl reaction. Class Everytime. Much love and respect from the UK
Love how they buried him alive but still left his hat at the top of the dirt where his head is lol underrated joke
I thought I was alone when I caught that. 😂
The guy Karl called at the end is Warwick Davis, an actor who started his career by being one of the Ewoks in Star Wars: Return of the Jedi. He also starred in a fantasy movie called Willow, which you may have seen. In the third season of Idiot Abroad he joins Karl as his travel partner.
Have you ever seen Life’s Too Short? I started following him in that when it came out. It’s hilarious :D
He also played the Leprechaun in the old 80’s-90’s Leprechaun movies.
Also had 2 roles in Harry Potter, Flitwick and the Gringotts Bank Teller. He was in Episode I and Solo as well, playing Weazel.
You're just gonna forget about Him as Willow with Val Kilmer or what? Where he isn't in a costume?
@@FarewellFix he said Willow. Reading is fun
I had to subscribe! I’m a flight attendant based in the US and loved to watch this series on my layovers in the UK. So happy to rewatch the episodes along with you guys. The best is yet to come with Karl! 🤪
4am and UK and I been refreshing your channel for 3 hours so can watch this before I sleep lol
6 hours ahead of me.Whats the future like?.Still proper fuked?
Same, my sleeping pattern is destroyed at the moment anyways haha
6am here in the UK and the future hasn't changed that much it has become daylight outside lol
11am here in the UK. Can confirm, still shit.
It’s so nice for me to see that our British humour can be understood and enjoyed by different nationalities. It really shows how comedy is a universal language
I dont think British humor is as unique as most British people think.
Why wouldn't we understand it? I've been exposed to this form of humor countless times throughout life🤷🏽♀️ It's not like America is closed off from the rest of the world and out of touch or anything😆🌎
@@ingrid_inthesky I find it quite interesting to see to see other nationalities react to it. Mainly there's a lot of British words, phrases/ sayings and references which I'm intrigued to see if others know them. I guess as long as you know what bollocks and tea are you can get what's going on 😂
@@liamcraddock9539 Oh it's way more than bollocks haha you guys say things you don't realize American's don't know. I remember hearing trainers and not knowing what it was. "Sort" was used in many ways. I started seeing an older English man at 23 and he told me off and at the end, he said "right, sorted." Lmao, I was like "um..." but he had already walked away. Anyway, I always understood the humor but what you explain is another thing cause we can skip that and still get the joke but idioms and phrases are definitely different. I do understand them now having dated a very English man😃
@@ingrid_inthesky The phrases that americans normally get confused by tend to be very self explanitory to me. "Sorted" is one of them. "Mozzy bites" is another. "Having a kip", "taking the piss" and so on.
I'm not a native english speaker but I caught on immediately to the meanings thanks to the context they were used in.
When I Visited the U.S.S.R. In the mid ‘80’s, we rode the finest train in the Soviet Union, the Red Star Express. It was nice, but it smelled like urine in most of it. The toilets used no water. You went potty, hit a lever, and a trap door opened underneath the train, splattering the contents all over the tracks beneath. Fascinating!
LOL CCCP
That’s the one.
Uk they empty onto the tracks 💩
Splattering the contents all over the tracks was pretty standard fare all over the world. Still is in many countries.
eh, the older model trains probably still do that here in Finland. In the 90's and early 00's that's what all train journeys were like before the newer Pendolino and InterCity trains
YESS. I was bored af tonight. Thanks y’all.
My guys, you got everyone waiting for new episodes, hyped to see this one
We need a Frank and Rondo travels the USA show, and take Zeus on the road.
Guys, you've got to watch the animated Ricky gervais show series, from the start and work through them
Harry you got a old mattress we can take it up had me folded 🤣🤣🤣😭😭
holy shit that scene with the throat singing killed me
I'm having a shit week and just re-watching all your Karl reactions is making it bearable. Thank you Guys!
Love rewatching these, always good for a laugh. Btw 13:18 Tenerife is an Island off the western coast of North-Africa and belongs to Spain. And you guys have a viewer living there, just so you know!!
I loved the little people village. It warmed my heart… like life isn’t perfect for them but they are making the best of it together and trying to achieve as much happiness as they can. I love it
You two should go on a road trip together and record your reactions along the way
That would be awesome
They won't end up far, can't smoke and drive legally 😂
Sure, after covid passes and it's safe to travel again because goodness knows the governor here in Texas is too dumb to make masks mandatory. Y'all stay safe! Want your lab going for years to come!
@@xzonia1 oh god
But they have to eat brownies and chocolate milk before every trip.
Thank you for these reactions! They make people really happy, and that is a gift that is priceless❤.
Yous have been killing it lately. Only real ones on UA-cam. Salute!!!
Thanks for reacting to these series. Hopefully we can see it through to series 3!
I must have subbed, just after you did this series.
So far, this is my favorite stuff from you guys.
Been binge watching it.
You have to see Season Three. Warwick Davis actually teams up with Karl as his travel partner, and it’s super-funny. Their interactions are hilarious!!! You must react, guys!! Seriously!!!!
I watched all these back in the day and kind of forgot most of them so it so good to watch them again lol
That ending still cracks me up. I think that’s where they realized season 3 would be perfect with them haha
That was great 🙏 Thanks once again. Karl tells us no lies. Time to re-watch ‘Dr. Zhivago,’ maybe. The little-people town was incredible.
Karl singing along freestyle in the yurt a highlight for the Best of Karl reel. 👍🏽
I love that the cat is always in the same place most videos 😂
Heya guys in case you didn't know, that dwarf they called, is Warwick Davis. He was and Ewok in Return of the Jedi, a goblin in like all the Harry Potter movies, lead character of the old fantasy movie "Willow"...etc. Oh yeah, and he was the Leprechaun in all those movies.
Not only a goblin in HP, but also Professor Flitwick
Was looking for the next episode 3 hours ago when It wasn't there but as long as these keep coming I'm far from unhappy 💯😁🤙🏽
Pleasantly surprised to see you guys check out Karl, the man is a legend.
god i love Karl. so happy you all decided to watch this series.
There's so much more to see as well. Glad you're enjoying it, nice to watch along with you :)
Yes! That’s my viewing sorted for after work tonight. Thanks guys 😊
"it's not that 'ard, being a spaceman!"
My favorite episode!!! Love y’all watched all these!!!!
"Rub your face with a brick" cracks me up every time
Please just get on to the next episode asap honestly I enjoy watching yous watch this series so much king of entertainment
That is the most chill cat. Always laying there.
Anyways, I imagine being buried alive like that must be like the kind of therapy you get out of those modern, fancy (expensive) isolation chambers, like Joe Rogan has, floating in a pool in a totally sealed capsule.
I imagine the cat has seen its fair share of contact highs
Think they're called sensory deprivation chambers if I'm thinking of the same thing
In those things you apparently feel like you're floating, so it's probably more akin to the zero gravity thing that Karl skipped
Mancunian Snowpiercer.
You lads put that on another level for me, not laughed so much in ages, brilliant!
Brilliant Episode, thanks for doing this series, it's very enjoyable with your reactions.
Hope you do Series 3 too.
I love this show. Wait every week for you'll to react to new episodes. Keep up the good work.
What a tease for S3 with Warwick!!
Karl and Warwick together are pure gold
Since your cat is with you for each show you should introduce him
Had fun watching this one, the cat coming in about halfway through was cool. Thanks guys
It's a Banya!!! I go to the one in San Francisco, CA. Sauna, Steam Room, Hot Tub, Tepid Pool, and Cold Plunge (40 degree water). Co-ed. Clothing optional. Food & Beer. Love the Banya. $57.
u can just see on the faces of people from all over the world who just like him even tho they do not speak same language
I like what you guys are doing. Since I found your channel I tell people around me.. “ see! I’m not the only one”. No one around me gets it and I don’t care. As long as there’s you guys out there. I’m not the only one.
That wrestler said he had a head injury so I thought Karl was about to get hit with a tombstone piledriver during the fight lol
Girlfriend is gone for the evening. Got a six pack, 3g's and your videos. Thanks, guys.
sooooo glad you guys are doing this. hope you also do the whole animated ‘ricky gervais show’ that was on hbo.
Love you guys, thanks for the consistent content.
"I don't even send letters third class" lol
"You gotta come home Karls dying" Karls dad why whats up with him" hahaha
Nettles are a famous plant here in the UK, they sting you when you touch the stalk. People say if you rub a dock leaf on the sting it’ll go away faster (also cant wait for you guys to watch the route 66 episode!)
I hope you start soon with their podcasted animated series version... Hilarious
Karls diary or monkey news
They already done all that
You know what great about An Idiot Abroad is when Karl does these crazy ass things and then the camera pans or tilts away and then you hear a voice message from Stephen Merchant or Ricky Gervais. I personally enjoy Karl's travels. I think I like the Moaning of Life more. Either way, great job KP. You da bomb. And Frankenstein's lab , yall are excellent youtube company to watch these show and videos with.
For those who don't know, Karl mentions Tenerife, Benidorm and Torremolinos and compares them to space travel. The three are famous holiday resorts in Spain popular with Brits.
Much love from Toronto Canada! You both are my fav!!!!!!
“I’m sat on a shelf… I feel like Anne Frank” 😭😭
7:40 banya doesn't hurt. the thing is, the sauna is set so hot (over 210 fahrenheit sometimes) that even moving just slightly is painful. the leaves are covered in cold water so they take away the heat from you, it feels great, it's like relief. Then you jump in a cold barrel or river (or they use a shower). when I was doing banya I was like "WATER PLEASE" to the russians haha they were like "yeah okay here", I dunno how they managed to stand around beating someone with leaves without dying
but yeah it's just leaves, it doesn't hurt
It's actually Warwick Davis. And if there is a movie with a little person, he's mostly likely in it. Willow, Harry Potter, the horror movie Leprechaun etc.. It's cool Karl knows him. I've been a fan of Warwick for a long time. He's an OG actor.
Warwick Davis starred in one of the most iconic 80s classic adventure-fantasy movies, Willow. Worth a watching.
Wow, that's amazing that he can just call up the legend Warwick Davis like that. So cool that Ricky knows him personally like that.
Well, Ricky wrote Warrick his own TV comedy series called "Life's Too Short."
Ricky is so right when he says his gift to the world is karl 😂
The taxi driver steals the show here.
Brilliant reaction guys……..as always 👏👏
Love watching videos with you two . You make me laugh so much.
He thinks he's a spaceman from a 1g 2 minute go in it! 😂 Oh god and that the dwarf is a real king!!
Warwick Davis was an ewok in star wars at like age 14, that started his career. He also basically played in every harry potter and star wars movie after that.
I’m SO glad you guys discovered Karl. He’s so damn funny without trying to be. It would be rad if you guys had like a special guest for videos. Like a buddy of yours with a good sense of humor. You have the middle seat available! Channel is Rad. Thanks for doing it
In season 3 with Karl and Warwick I almost died laughing when Karl asked Warwick, “Do you have knees?”
"It's not that 'ard bein a spaceman" 😂
Please say you guys will watch moaning of life after this 😂
The way they do the zero gravity maneuver in a plane is pretty fascinating .
“I feel like Ann Frank” 💀
yes, my new favourite thing on youtube
Man can't wait for you to see the route 66 episode
this show was a gem
Warwick Davis is actually in a ton of movies but he's usually in a costume. He's a pretty famous actor
My home is over and I was like I hope they put up episode 2 tonight!
Was having a bad day until I saw you guys posted this! Keep up the great content!
Omg i miss russian i liven 30 yars in Amerika im from Uzbekistan city Tashkent.I love you guys God bless you and your family 😍❤❤❤❤❤😻
Russians, what do they know about sauna? It's supposed to be fresh birch leaves. It increases the heat, but Karl is on the floor level which is weird. You sit high up and use the birch branches on yourself. The leaves are soft when fresh and wet. It doesn't hurt, just gets really hot.
Hell ya this is what i need, just watche a disturbing ass crime video and this kinda video is the cure i needed haha
Dude in the back of the space class looked like Fedor Emelianenko
Watch Karl Pilkingtons Moaning Of Life, would love to see your guys reactions. Love the show ♥
When Karl talks about Tenerife and Benidom are places in Spain where a lot British people go on holiday.
How funny is it that he thinks being an astronaut just revolves around being thlung about in space 😂
Let's fight! Bring my bikini and boots ! :)))) Look at that lazy cat on the couch :)))
Mongolian wrestling is the reason Mongolians have been dominating Sumo in Japan for years now. Hakuho and now Terunofuji are both Yokzuna. Another Mongolian Yokozuna just retired, Kakuryu.
I think his gravestone will be something ironic, like " just wanted to get a pint of milk, now look at me!"
WOW, this entire trip is actually something that checks a large chunk of my bucket list off. Taking the Trans Siberian railway, going to Star City, getting in a centrifuge AND a zero g flight?!? Screw you Karl lol
Karl is brave! No way I'd let someone bury me alive like that. I'm with you Frank; nope! X)
I like how he compares space to a place on Earth as if it's not an endless wonder of exploration. Like it's just a set boring location that would only take a few years to get bored of.